Videos on Win10.guru
Today we will start a new section here at Win10.guru. In the past, I have made some heavily TenForums.com branded videos and posted them to my YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/KariTheFinn). I...
View ArticleMicrosoft – Time to rethink Windows testing and delivery systems?
I could not say it better myself, so I’ll start by quoting what a fellow senior Ten Forums member posted yesterday: “Just catching up with this latest fiasco… seems each MS “roll-out” ends up as...
View ArticleInsider stories – Winning the fight takes the match to a draw
Over the past few weeks, I have had an interesting, ongoing fight with one of my laptops. All my life, I’ve never fought as much with a single device, just trying to get an operating system to work as...
View ArticleHyper-V – Optimizing Virtual Machines
Running Windows on a Hyper-V virtual machine can naturally never be as fast as that same version of Windows on host machine’s real physical hardware. However, by tweaking virtual machine settings, you...
View ArticleIntel Uncouples Graphics Drivers from OEM Customizations
Intel says its latest Windows 10 DCH graphics drivers will install over OEM customizations without issues. I observe otherwise, but find a backdoor installation method that lets me install that driver...
View ArticleBeware Intel DCH Upgrades on Non-DCH Drivers
OK then: I have to thank one of our eagle-eyed readers. On April 29, I posted that you can now forcibly upgrade your Intel GPU drivers for 6th generation processors and newer. I also reported that such...
View ArticleNew Names for Microsoft 365 Update Channels
MS has introduced new names for Office update channels. These now include a Beta Channel (early adopters), Current Channel (and Preview version), and Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (and Preview...
View ArticlePrograms and Features Heads for Oblivion?
Ace Windows 10 detective ferrets out a redirect registry key to push Windows 10 users from Control Panel to Settings in the latest Dev Channel release (Build 20211). Other such changes can't be too far...
View ArticleWhere 1909 Failed, 20H2 Succeeds
Having tried and failed to upgrade my 2012 vintage mini-ITX PC (Jetway NF9G-QM77 mobo, intel i7 2630QM CPU, etc.) from 1909 to 2004, I expected a forced upgrade to 20H2 to fail. To my surprise and...
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